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The Security Council is paralysed, but the UN is not broken, says UNSG Guterres

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The Security Council is paralysed, but the UN is not broken, says UNSG Guterres

The Security Council is paralysed, and global superpowers haven’t recognized there are limits to their power says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his most scathing comments about the culture of “impunity” and divisiveness that besets global leadership. In an exclusive interview to The Hindu on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS summit, the UNSG, who…

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Poothrikka panchayat bypoll triggers speculations as Twenty20 downplays BJP bonhomie

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Poothrikka panchayat bypoll triggers speculations as Twenty20 downplays BJP bonhomie

BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Twenty20 coordinator Sabu M. Jacob during a press meet in Kochi on Thursday. FIle | Photo Credit: The Hindu The upcoming bypoll to the Kolencherry East ward of Poothrikka panchayat in Ernakulam district has triggered political speculations with the Twenty20’s decision to go it alone and play down its…

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FPIs withdraw ₹13,138 crore from equities in September so far amid global uncertainty

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FPIs withdraw ₹13,138 crore from equities in September so far amid global uncertainty

Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Foreign investors pulled out ₹13,138 crore from Indian equities in the first half of September, as heightened global uncertainty pushed crude oil prices higher, while rising U.S. bond yields and a firm dollar weighed on risk appetite. The latest outflow comes after Foreign Portfolio…

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Obama voices caution on AI, urges Democrats to tackle it: reports

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Obama voices caution on AI, urges Democrats to tackle it: reports

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has warned that artificial intelligence could be “dangerous” if not ​properly managed, and urged Democrats to frame policy and governance ‌agendas to tackle the issue, the ​New York Times said on Sunday (September 13, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP Former U.S. President Barack Obama has warned that artificial intelligence could…

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‘Second life’: Nepal tunnel survivor recalls ordeal

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‘Second life’: Nepal tunnel survivor recalls ordeal

For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue. When a disaster response team finally pulled him to safety on September 4, Mr. Sah’s first question showed how deeply the ordeal had disoriented him….

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Drug-induced gang rape: Four accused remanded in judicial custody in Kozhikode

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Drug-induced gang rape: Four accused remanded in judicial custody in Kozhikode

The Kozhikode rural police have arrested four persons in connection with an alleged drug-induced gang-rape reported in the Perambra area, following a night-long search across different parts of Kozhikode district. The accused have been identified as Valiyaparamba Jasif, 39, of Velliyur; Chamboli Sakkir Hussain, 49, of Karuvannur; Kalayamkulathu Rejeesh, 40 and Thanippatta Abhilash, 46, of…

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Controversy over ‘Mathathon’ at Caltech

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Controversy over ‘Mathathon’ at Caltech

A view of the Millikan Library at Caltech, 2013. | Photo Credit: Canon.vs.nikon (CC BY-SA) A new event at the California Institute of Technology, called ‘Mathathon’, pulled together by a group of undergraduate students to “promote the responsible use of AI in mathematics” quickly ran into controversy last week. Scheduled for October 30 to November…

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Arsenal go three points clear as Liverpool, Chelsea stumble

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Arsenal go three points clear as Liverpool, Chelsea stumble

Bruno Guimaraes sent Arsenal three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a moment of brilliance that was doubly painful for Sunderland. Not only did the Brazil midfielder set up a 2-0 win for defending champion Arsenal at the Stadium of Light on Saturday (September 12, 2026). But as a former Newcastle…

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Russia imports record fuel from India as Ukraine strikes hit refineries

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Russia imports record fuel from India as Ukraine strikes hit refineries

Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August, including gasoline refined from Russian crude at a refinery in India that is partly owned by Russia’s Rosneft, as Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted Moscow’s domestic refining capacity, according to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). India supplied…

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OpenAI’s Altman won’t do IPO this year, calls AI extinction risk ‘unacceptable’

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OpenAI’s Altman won’t do IPO this year, calls AI extinction risk ‘unacceptable’

Mr. Altman suggested that OpenAI and other leading AI firms may be close to unveiling a pact to ‌slow AI development. File | Photo Credit: Reuters OpenAI will not go public in ​2026, Chief Executive Sam Altman said in remarks published on Saturday (September 12, 2026), citing safety ⁠concerns over artificial intelligence that render “unacceptable”…

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